Kingstown, RI - Hit And Run Fatal Accident Suspect Shoots Police Officer Then Steals His Police Car - Crashes

ABC 6 New Bedford, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island
Officer Shooting Suspect Could Be Connected to Fatal Hit-and-Run
May 17, 2009   ABC News

At a press conference at police headquarters, North Kingstown officials confirm a police officer was shot at least once, but was alert and conscious at the scene, after an incident Sunday afternoon.

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) - The North Kingstown police chief says an officer wounded during a struggle with a suspect could soon be released from the hospital.

Police Chief Edward Charboneau says 31-year-old Travis Maiato could leave the hospital Monday.

Police say Maiato was shot during a struggle with a suspect who stole his police car. The suspect is identified as 29-year-old David Catalano.

Police say the officer had gone to Catalano's home Sunday afternoon because his vehicle was matched to a fatal hit-and-run collision minutes earlier in nearby East Greenwich.

Catalano allegedly grabbed Maiato's gun and fired three times, hitting the officer in the back and shoulder.

Charboneau told WPRO-AM that Maiato could be released from the hospital Monday.

It's not clear what charges Catalano will face or if he has an
attorney.
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